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This is a one-time expense through a contract with no further funding obligation. However, <br />this is the second consecutive year for this request and in that way it may be considered as <br />ongoing. <br />F. Kittitas County River Access Plan - $50,000 <br />The County is planning to utilize our Public Lands Advisory Committee (PLAC) to build upon <br />the recreation plan (Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Plan, or PROS) recently adopted by <br />creating a strategy focused on river access for a variety of recreational uses. The work will <br />be overseen and managed by the PLAC and will include a stakeholder advisory group from <br />across the community including rafters, boaters, fishermen, public safety personnel, tribes, <br />and agency representatives from WDFW, USFWS, and Ecology and others. We will hire a <br />professional facilitator, utilize the inventory work already completed, and develop a plan for <br />improving and increasing access to the Yakima River and tributaries. This plan will <br />eventually become an amendment to our PROS plan and serve as a guide for <br />implementation of projects which will be eligible for a variety of funding opportunities <br />including lodging tax grants and grants managed by the Washington State Recreation and <br />Conservation Office. <br />This project is not for the operations of a tourism -related facility owned or operated by a <br />municipality. However, once implemented, the developed plan is likely to result in such. <br />Regardless, this is an allowable use of lodging tax funds. <br />This is a one-time expense with no further funding obligation. <br />G. Town to Teanaway Plan - $10,000 <br />This funding would be utilized by Kittitas County to provide funding to The Nature <br />Conservancy and the Upper Kittitas County Parks and Recreation District through a contract <br />for services to develop the Towns to Teanaway Corridor Project master plan and design. <br />While this project is not directly related to the operations of a tourism -related facility <br />owned or operated by a municipality, it is anticipated that the master plan, at <br />implementation, will result in the corridor lands likely being owned and maintained by the <br />City of Roslyn. <br />This project has been ongoing for several years as a concept and through grant applications <br />without formalization of an actual comprehensive strategy. This funding would assist <br />creating the formal strategy needed to legitimize this grass roots effort. The total project <br />effort is anticipated to be between $60,000 and $75,000. <br />This is a one-time expense with no further funding obligation. <br />H. Teanaway Community Forest Traffic Study - $7,500 <br />The Washington State Department of Natural Resources is currently developing a recreation <br />plan for the Teanaway Community Forest (TCF). As part of the planning effort, it has been <br />requested that the County assist in deploying traffic counting devices on County roads to <br />